Former religions of Slavs WT-RE-DR
1. Slavic Pantheon , in the light of the new comparative mythology
2. Perun , the god of the heavens and the thunder
3. Myths about the creation and preservation of the world’s order
4. The multiple Perun: Svetowit, Rujevit with his companions, Jarovit - Jarylo
5. Veles , the god of magic, swearing and the beyond
6. The synonymous Deities: The God with Three Heads and Trojan - the solar and Fire’s Deities: Svarog, Swarozyc, Radogost, Dadzbog - the minor Deities: Chors, Stribog, Simargl and Pereplut
7. The human community, farm and land in the mythology: towards a Dlugosz’ Olympus - Gemini and the female Deities - Mokosh - Rod and rodzanice, Dola and witchs of destiny
8. The institutions of cult: the components of worship, sacred places, statues
9. Myths in the cyclic rites
10. Ghosts and demons: the souls of the dead and nightmares, water spirits, forestry and animal spirits, air ghosts, ghosts of the house, pens and role
11. Development of Slavic beliefs
12. Community of the agrarian culture
13. New concepts of religious development of the Slavs
14. The layers and their penetration
15. Deities and other mythological figures
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
Subject level
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Type of subject
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Learning outcomes
After the finish of the course
the knowledge:
EK 1 - the student has knowledge of standards establishing and governing structures and social institutions and the sources of these standards, their nature, changes and ways to influence human behavior (RL_W18);
the skills:
EK 2 - he cans search, analyze, evaluate, and use information from written sources and electronic equipment (RL_U01);
the social competence:
EK 3 - he knows the scope of his knowledge and skills, understands the need for learning throughout life (K_K03).
Description of credits:
Participation in the lecture: 30 hours
The student's own work: 30 hours
Total: 60 hours = 2 ECTS
Assessment criteria
EE nr 1 referred to as "familiar with the basic elements of the religion of ancient Slavs, is aware of the multiple determinants of ancient Slavic religion"
For the grade:
Non sufficient (2): he doesn’t know the basic elements of the religion of ancient Slavs
Sufficient (3): he knows some elements of the religion of ancient Slavs
Good (4); he correctly defines most of the elements of religion of ancient Slavs
Very good (5): he defines precisely all the elements of the religion of ancient Slavs and is able to identify multiple determinants of ancient Slavic religion
EE nr 2 referred to as "he cans confront the Slavic cults with the polytheism in the ancient world"
For the grade:
Non sufficient (2): He can not confront the Slavic cults with the polytheism in the ancient world
Sufficient (3): he cans confront the Slavic cults with the polytheism in the ancient world in one or another aspect
Good (4): as a whole he is able to confront the Slavic cults with the polytheism in the ancient world
Very good (5): he cans confront the Slavic cults with the polytheism in the ancient world and recognize the analogy with the precise dates
EE nr 3 referred to as "he sees the connections of the former Slavic religion with the contemporary religiosity in Poland"
For the grade::
Non sufficient (2): he does not see the connections of the former Slavic religion with the contemporary religiosity in Poland
Sufficient (3): he recognizes very selectively the connections of the former Slavic religion with the contemporary religiosity in Poland
Good (4): he recognizes correctly the connections of the former Slavic religion with the contemporary religiosity in Poland
Very good: (5) he recognizes correctly the connections of the former Slavic religion with the contemporary religiosity in Poland and cans express it precisely
The verification of learning results: final test.
The condition to complete the subject is the obtaining of all established points.
The number of the obtained points determines the positive grade of the subject:
- Test: sufficient - sufficient plus - 50-60%, good - good plus - 60-85%, very good - 85-100%;
- Presence: sufficient - 60%; good - 60-95%, very good- 95-100%.
Bibliography
A. Basic literature:
A. Gieysztor, Mitologia Słowian, Warszawa 1981; 2006.
B. Additional literature:
J. Strzelczyk, Mity, podania i wierzenia dawnych Słowian, Poznań 1998.
A. Szyjewski, Religia Słowian, Kraków 2003.
H. Łowmiański, Religia Słowian i jej upadek (w. VI-XII), Warszawa 1986.
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